Bunk.



Patented Jan. 8, l90l. J. P. LEIN.

B U N K.

(Application filed Apr. 13, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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UNITE:- TATES JOHN P. LEIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BUNK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 665,535, dated January8, 1901.

' Application filed April 13, 1900. Serial No. 12,6 8'7. \No model.)

To all? whom, it may concern.

Beit known that 1, JOHN P. LEIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in BllnkS, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

My invention relates to bunks; and its object is to construct anexceedingly cheap, simple, and strong folding bunk which can beconveniently and quickly erected in any desired place and as quickly andconveniently dismantled or removed.

In many places, as in emigrant ships, cars, &c., it is often desirableto erecta large number of separate bunks so arranged that they may beeasily opened for occupation and as easily closed or removed, so thatthe space taken up by the bunks may be utilized for the storage offreight, 850., when the latter are not in use. Such conditions oftenarise, for instance, in the transport service, where a ship will carryfreight on one voyage and troops on another, or where freight is carriedin one direction and troops in another; Obviously the use of bunks undersuch conditions is generally more or less temporary and the installationmust,therefore,necessarily be of minimum cost. Furthermore, thestructure must be such that when the bunks are dismantled or removedfrom one position they may be erected again in the same or anotherposition as easily as at first.

The construction which I have devised to meet the above conditions willbe more particularly described hereinafter with reference to the formsthereof shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of a stand of bunks constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a detail view of one of the uprights, and Fig. 3 isa detail cross-section of the upright.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 2, &o., represent anumber of upright supports,which are braced between the decks or areotherwise suitably supported in the space wherein the bunks are to beerected. These uprights are separated from each other a distance equalto the length of a bunk and are preferably arranged in parallel lines.At suitable intervals upon the uprights are supported hooks 3 3 3, &c.,and holders 4 4 4, the intervals depending upon the height of theuprights and the number of tiers of bunks to be provided. The hooks 3are of suitable shape to receive and hold the chains or cords,hereinafter referred to, and the holders 4 4 4 are formed with slots 55, adapted to receive the knobs, hereinafter referred to, and are soshaped as to have an inward upwardly-extending part 6, forming aprojection 7. The hooks and the holders may be cast in one piece orseparately. It will be found convenient to cast them both waysthat is,to cast some of the holders as shown in the lower part of Fig. 2, someof the hooks as shown in the upper part, and some of the hooks andholders combined as shown in the middle castings. Preferably thesecastings should have hooks and holders on both sides of the upright inorder that bunks may be placed side by side on each side, and it will befound convenient to cast the hooks and holders in counterpart halves, asshown, in order that both-halves may be bolted by bolts 12 or otherwisefastened to the upright opposite each other, thus providing hooks andsupports for another series of bunks to be arranged end to endwithrespect to the ones shown in the drawings. The bunks are of anysuitable design, but preferably have a rigid frame 8, upon the cornersof which are heads 9, having contracted necks 10, which are adapted tofit into the slots in the holders 4. Upon each end of the bunks andattached tothe outer corner thereof is a chain or cord 11, having a link13, adapted to engage hook 3. The chains are of such length that thebunks will be held in horizontal position.

In order to fit out a ship or other place with bunks as hereindescribed, it is only necessary to erect the upright in proper positionand place the heads 9 in the slots of the holders and hook the chain 11into the hook 3. When the weight of the occupant is put upon the bunk,the latter cannot be forced out of its open position and fold itself up,because the projection 7 will prevent vertical movement of the heads 9,thus insuring that the weight put upon the bunk will hold the heads onthe frame more firmly in engagement with the holders. When not in usethe bunk, with its bedding, may be folded up by simply hooking up thechain 11 so that the link nearest the outer edge will engage the hook 3.The entire bunk may of course be unhooked from the uprights and used asa stretcher or stored away. The space occupied by the bunks may befilled with freight by simply folding up the bunks or by removing themfrom the uprights, or by removing the entire structure which may bequickly taken down.

It will he understood, of course, that the hooks 3 maybe of any suitableshape or comprise any Well-known device for holding the end of the cordorchain. Similarly in the shape of the holders 4 considerablemodification may be made.

Having thus described my invention, I declare that What I claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of two or more upright supports, holders carried byeach of said'supports and having a slot with an upwardlyextendingportion, hooks carried by each of said supports above said holders, abunk having heads with contracted necks at the inner corners thereof,the said necks being adapted to be received by said npwardly-extendingslot, and a cord or chain attached to the outer side of said bunk andadapted to engage said hook to support the bunk, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination of two or more upright supports, holders carried byeach of said supports upon each side thereof, and having a slot with anupwardly-extending. portion, hooks carried by each of said supports oneach side thereof above said holders, bunks having heads with contractednecks at the inner cor-ners thereof, said necks being adapted to bereceived by said upwardly-extending slots, and cords or chains attachedto the outer sides of said bunks and adapted to engage said hooks tosupport the bunks, substantially as described.

3. The combination of two or more upright supports, bunks having rigidframes, coupling members connected respectively with said uprights andthe inner sides of said frames, and adapted to engage each other, hookscarried by said upright above said coupling members, and cords or chainsattached to the outer sides of said frame and adapted to engage saidhooks to support the bunks, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN P. LEIN.

\Vitnesses:

C. V. EDWARDS, E. A. 1110mm.

